Tag: Arctic Island

Polar bear injures Czech tourist on Arctic island on eve of eclipse

A Czech tourist suffered slight injuries when a polar bear attacked him in a tent on an Arctic island off Norway on Thursday (March 19), the eve of a total solar eclipse that has drawn thousands of visitors. Jakub Moravec, camping with five other tourists on a skiing and snow scooter trip, was flown by helicopter to hospital in Longyearbyen, the main settlement on Svalbard, with injuries to his arm, chest and face. He said […]